, 1887-08-11
From sa,urnnx,sD DaiIy.

Eighty ta'hpms os heavy chain for sale.
Apply At thi, otii.r.
Bishop raddocl, arrived i'll town to.
DAY aui proceeded to Neah Bay.
Photographer MeNIurry has received
some elegant new backgrounds for his
new gallery.
President \. J. Anderson, PHI d, Of
Whitman col.og, at WaIla WaIia, was in
town yesterday.
Dick Sheridan got his boat capsizci at
C"spu wharf Yesterday. a the OIympiau
WITS coming alongside.
C!.irt Engineer DoyI and family have
moved into MIS-. Stratton's new resi-
deuce property on !he hill
As We 90 to press a base ball game is
in progress in Pcttygrovc's field between
the Townsend club aud the Coupcvill,.
boys
Steamship Idaho arrived this afternoon
from Alaska. Among the passengers was
c. {. Bartlett who has struck a rich
find"
County Auditor c. A. Dyer has a
building location on the east slope of
the Morgan hill, and will erect a fine res
ilence thereon at once.
The county commissioners are adver-
tISing for bids to construct = side walk
and picket fenca around the county lot
"A much needed wurl-.
Miss Minta Foster, teacher in one of
the Seattle public schools, arrived this
morning, and is guest with the family
of the editor of this paper.
Judge Whittlesey has taken charge
of the Office OF clerk of the district
court. He relieves an old. tried and
trusted official, Mr. james Seavey.
Quite party Of pleasure seekers ar
rived and passed through today from
Seattle, going to British Columbia.
Among them were Mayor T. T. Minor
and wife of Seattle. and Mrs. J. c.
Haines.
When q band of beef cattle were land
ell on Union wharf today for Mr. Jack
man, three we're crowded off the wharf
They swan some distance ont in the
the bay before they were finally sur
rounded III boats and turned to the
shore.
Rev. 9. Q. Otis, the mainspriAg of The
Coupville endowment fund, is in town,
This institution is making grand start
and will do a splendid work without
doubt. II is under live management,
and is developing rapidly. We have re,
ceived a copy Of its cataloge, and will
have other copies of the same to distri-
butte free among those who may desire
them. The school will probably issue a
monthly journal, under the editorial
management Of Prof. +. j. Browne, its
new instructor iu mathematics and an
cient languages.
DRowNED.-Jack Morris, a stevedore
and steamboatman who has lived here
abOuts for a good maBy yeans, was
drowned yesterday afternoon in the bay.
1t seems that he and Dick Flynn left the
wharf at in small boat TO go to the
park Bella Vesta at the head of the bay.
Both were probably partially intoxicated
and the wind was blowing. When out
III the bay the boat upset. Morris c!ung
to it for time. but finally became chill
ed and exhausted, and let go. Flynn
managed to hang on till She was sighted
and picked up by the tug Tacoma, Capt.
NickeIs, at 7, p. M, off the mDuth of
ScOw Bay, as she was towing a boom of
logs to Hadlock. Flynn was so exhaust
ed that he coutd not speak wien res
cued.
At the picnic yesterday, Senator Vest
made a neat little speech in which he re-
viewed in glowing terms our local advan-
tages, and said IL we needed more mon
ey for public improvements We must ask
for orIt-and, as far as he was concerned,
We should lave it. The kindness and
courtesy OF Cape. Carroll of the Olym-
plan was greatly appreciated by the pub
&c. He is prince of good fellows, and
4 staunch friend and advocate of
Port Townsend. The local entertaining
committee desire to express their hearty
thunks to the public for prompt and
generous responses that made the occa-
sion such gratifying success. Our vis-
itors went away highly delighted, and
were profuse in their expressions OF
tbopES